| Maternal transmission efficiency of Wolbachia superinfections in Aedes albopictus populations in Thailand. | |
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PMID: 12135258 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We examined the transmission efficiency of 2 strains of Wolbachia bacteria that cause cytoplasmic incompatibility in field populations of Aedes albopictus by polymerase chain reaction assay. We found mainland and island populations throughout Thailand to be superinfected with group A and B bacteria. Of 320 Wolbachia-positive adult mosquitoes, 97.5% were infected with both groups. Single infected individuals of each Wolbachia group were encountered in nearly equal numbers. We screened 550 offspring from 80 field-collected mothers and found the transmission efficiency of group A Wolbachia to be 96.7% and that of group B Wolbachia to be 99.6%. Mothers that did not transmit both Wolbachia infections to all of their offspring were significantly larger in size than those with perfect transmission fidelity. We discuss our findings in relation to the prospects of the use of Wolbachia as a gene-driving mechanism. |
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Authors:
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Pattamaporn Kittayapong; Kathy J Baisley; Rosie G Sharpe; Visut Baimai; Scott L O'Neill |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Volume: 66 ISSN: 0002-9637 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 2002 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-07-23 Completed Date: 2002-08-06 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370507 Medline TA: Am J Trop Med Hyg Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 103-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. grpkt@mahidol.ac.th |
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Aedes
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microbiology* Animals DNA, Bacterial / chemistry, genetics Female Insect Vectors / microbiology* Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Analysis, DNA Thailand Wolbachia / genetics, growth & development* |
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0/DNA, Bacterial |
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